I have been thinking more and more about looking into getting a menstrual cup, after dealing with pads for 10 annoying, messy years (and I never did figure out tampons). But there is an issue I thought about recently and I wondered if it may be a problem if I bought a cup. I thought this would be the best place to ask.

My cervix seems to be much lower than it's supposed to, usually. Sometimes if I sit with a handmirror and look at my stuff, I can see what I think is my cervix just inside my vagina. o__O I dunno if that's even healthy, lol. But I was wondering if that might be a problem if I were to try using a cup.

Has anyone else had this problem?

edit: now that i'm reading more closely, I see right here on the front page there's someone else with a problem like mine. d'oh! I should read it all first...

I'm not certain on what it is. but i'm pretty sure it is my cervix. I have went to a gyno once and forgot to ask about it, and the doctor didn't say anything about anything being unusual. I'm 21... not entirely sure what a prolapse is but it sounds horrifying o__o

It's really rare to have even a partial prolapse at 21, but not impossible - mine prolapsed (not all the way; it was maybe 1/2" up from my introitus) at 23. AND my GYN didn't catch it (it's conventional wisdom that a woman my age with 0 pregnancies could never have a prolapse, so she didn't believe me when I told her that's what was going on, even after examining me. I ended up having surgery for it, so it was definitely prolapsed). So if you feel it, and it feels firm like your cervix, it COULD be your cervix.

In my experience, with a prolapse, the cup acts like a pessary and helps hold things up. Before surgery, I had to take my cup out to pee - but I also had to take tampons out, and pulling out a dry tampon was way more painful.

Short answer: Yes, a cup can work even if your cervix is low. Go for small and soft. I like the MINI Meluna, as well.